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Riviera Beach CRA presents draft 2025–26 budget; TIF revenue and debt service highlighted
Summary
CRA staff presented a draft FY2025–26 budget at a Sept. 9 workshop that projects tax-increment (TIF) revenue growth, a reduction in debt service and several staffing and program changes. Commissioners requested multiple follow-ups, including clarified Singer Island TIF numbers and cost estimates for pay increases.
The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) of the City of Riviera Beach presented a draft fiscal year 2025–26 budget at a Sept. 9 workshop that shows continued TIF (tax increment financing) revenue, a drop in projected debt service and operational spending to support redevelopment projects, neighborhood programs and the Clean & Safe initiative.
CRA Executive Director Jadel Merzius told the CRA board the agency’s “main mission is to guide the city's redevelopment efforts.” He said the district’s taxable base has grown substantially since the CRA’s creation and that current annual net TIF receipts include about $5,000,000 from Palm Beach County and roughly $9,400,000 from the City…
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